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Blockchain: Opening doors in the energy sector

Renewable Energy World

Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, the most well-known of which is Bitcoin. In a 2018 article, Deloitte forecasted that blockchain will serve as the ‘underlying backbone’ of the energy sector’s transactional infrastructure. What is blockchain?

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How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries

GreenBiz

The practice comes with many advantages, including reducing the dependence on wild-caught species, but also raises environmental concerns, which some industry experts are trying to address with up-and-coming technologies such as analytics, blockchain, artificial intelligence and the internet of things. Sponsored Article.

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Domo, Covestro and BASF team up to test blockchain for tracing plastics

Business Green

Blockchain technology has been proposed - and is being piloted - for all manner of supply chain applications, particularly for verifying the provenance of source of materials, commodities, food or goods. Where does blockchain come in? This article first appeared at GreenBiz.

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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

Powered by accelerative technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, the cloud and the internet of things, digital ecosystems successfully marry forward-thinking partners and cutting-edge technologies to tackle the biggest threats that humanity faces today. Sponsored Article. Corporate Strategy. Shutterstock.

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How to mine BTC with Wind Energy?

The Environmental Blog

In this article, we will explain how cryptocurrencies can become sustainable by using wind energy. At EZ Blockchain, we aim to breach the gap between the energy sector and the blockchain ecosystem. This is due to the proof-of-work consensus mechanism used by most cryptocurrencies. Let’s dive in. The Green Movement.

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Some Sustainability fads deserve to die, others not so much…

Terra Infirma

Every time a new fad hits the threshold of zeitgeist, you are guaranteed a slew of earnest articles trying to find a Sustainability angle. I remember being solemnly told “You won’t achieve Sustainability without mindfulness” (whyever not?),

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

It has set three Action Goals to be achieved by 2021: recirculate 100,000 fashion item; tokenize 10,000 fashion items on the blockchain; and upcycle 1,000 pairs of sneakers. Unilever is partnering with the blockchain powered peer-to-peer platform Swapchain to recirculate fashion. Sponsored Article. Circular Economy. 30 Under 30.

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